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    My Organizational Vision

    When I read this little joke over at Modern Parents, Messy Kids about how the author had completely and utterly organized her entire life, I was actually inspired to create my own list–for real, not as a joke. Regardless of whether it stems from some kind of neurosis (perhaps an intense need to control things to make up for the lack of control I felt in childhood?), I have an intense interest in and desire to completely organize our home and my life. Being in clean, bright, orderly environments palpably lifts my spirits. Being organized makes me feel lighter and freer. Ironically, the more organized I am, the more comfortable

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    How to File Paperwork

    As the year comes to a close, I wanted to take a second to reflect on the paperwork organization system that I’ve been trying for the past 12 months.  

    The set-up was really simple. I purchased a plastic bin that could accommodate hanging folders. I made a folder for each of the following categories:
    • Bills
    • Consulting records
    • Important records (birth certificates, social security cards, etc.)
    • Hoss
    • Receipts
    • Taxes
    • Cars
    • Henry Medical
    • Medical
    • Financial
    • Insurance
    • Montessori
    • House
    • Matt
    We have a separate plastic bin with file folders for warranties, manuals, etc. We have one more bin for our taxes (organized into manilla envelopes with the year written on them). (These things
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    Revamping My Organizational System

    Friends! I’m okay. Thank you for your messages of concern. It’s only been four days without posts!
    Life has been quite hectic around here:
    1. Two-week vacation at the in-laws house while having a miscarriage.
    2. Matt was out of town for 1.5 weeks. 
    3. My part-time job ballooned into a 200% time job, as we busted our butts to get ready for the first day of school. I was working full days, as well as Saturdays and Sundays. 
    4. We traveled back to Indiana for Matt’s cousin’s wedding.
    5. Henry has swim lessons every day for 10 minutes. The pool is about 20 minutes in the opposite direction of everything else. We’ve been in
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